minefield

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Bombs & terrorismminefieldmine‧field /ˈmaɪnfiːld/ noun 1 [countable]SCBWAR an area where a lot of bombs have been hidden just below the ground or under water They realized they had wandered into a minefield.2 [singular]PROBLEM a situation in which there are a lot of dangers and difficulties, and it is difficult to make the right decision Choosing the right school can be a bit of a minefield.minefield of The new Administration has to pick its way through the minefield of legislation.legal/financial/political etc minefield The legalisation of cannabis is a political minefield. COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a situation in which there are a lot of dangers and difficulties, and it is difficult to make the right decisionverbsbe (a bit of a) minefieldDating can be a bit of a minefield.pick your way through a minefield (also navigate/negotiate a minefield) (=behave in a careful way to avoid problems in a difficult situation)The guide helps you pick your way through the minefield of buying a new car.lead/guide somebody through the minefield of something (=help someone avoid problems)Talk to a financial advisor, who can guide you through the minefield of stocks and shares.adjectivesa political minefieldChallenging the system would be to enter a political minefield.a legal minefieldthe legal minefield of buying a house overseasan ethical minefieldThe issue of animal testing is an ethical minefield.Examples from the Corpusminefield• Mozart's music seems so danceable, but most choreographers regard it as a minefield.• House-buying can be a minefield -- you need a good lawyer.• This subject is a minefield as dangerous for feminists as for chauvinists.• Mr Kinnock has been led through a minefield of interviews and policy statements without serious damage.• Traffic began to peter out and they found themselves in the middle of extensive minefields.• McCready saw the rolling waves of razor-wire looming ahead of him, the end of the minefield.• This minefield is compounded by the moral nature of the problem; about what is and is not acceptable behaviour.legal/financial/political etc minefield• Too pricey-and a legal minefield according to our friends in the Police.• There has long been an unspoken consensus across the party spectrum that challenging the system would be to enter a political minefield.• This is a legal minefield, and infringement of the regulations can lead to severe penalties, both civil and criminal.• But the inspection process remains a political minefield.

单词	minefield
释义	minefield From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Bombs & terrorismminefieldmine‧field /ˈmaɪnfiːld/ noun 1 [countable]SCBWAR an area where a lot of bombs have been hidden just below the ground or under water They realized they had wandered into a minefield.2 [singular]PROBLEM a situation in which there are a lot of dangers and difficulties, and it is difficult to make the right decision Choosing the right school can be a bit of a minefield.minefield of The new Administration has to pick its way through the minefield of legislation.legal/financial/political etc minefield The legalisation of cannabis is a political minefield. COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a situation in which there are a lot of dangers and difficulties, and it is difficult to make the right decisionverbsbe (a bit of a) minefieldDating can be a bit of a minefield.pick your way through a minefield (also navigate/negotiate a minefield) (=behave in a careful way to avoid problems in a difficult situation)The guide helps you pick your way through the minefield of buying a new car.lead/guide somebody through the minefield of something (=help someone avoid problems)Talk to a financial advisor, who can guide you through the minefield of stocks and shares.adjectivesa political minefieldChallenging the system would be to enter a political minefield.a legal minefieldthe legal minefield of buying a house overseasan ethical minefieldThe issue of animal testing is an ethical minefield.Examples from the Corpusminefield• Mozart's music seems so danceable, but most choreographers regard it as a minefield.• House-buying can be a minefield -- you need a good lawyer.• This subject is a minefield as dangerous for feminists as for chauvinists.• Mr Kinnock has been led through a minefield of interviews and policy statements without serious damage.• Traffic began to peter out and they found themselves in the middle of extensive minefields.• McCready saw the rolling waves of razor-wire looming ahead of him, the end of the minefield.• This minefield is compounded by the moral nature of the problem; about what is and is not acceptable behaviour.legal/financial/political etc minefield• Too pricey-and a legal minefield according to our friends in the Police.• There has long been an unspoken consensus across the party spectrum that challenging the system would be to enter a political minefield.• This is a legal minefield, and infringement of the regulations can lead to severe penalties, both civil and criminal.• But the inspection process remains a political minefield.
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